API 520-1 : 2014
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SIZING, SELECTION, AND INSTALLATION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES - PART 1: SIZING AND SELECTION
English
07-02-2014
11-02-2020
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Pressure-relief Devices
5 Procedures for Sizing
Annex A (informative) - Rupture Disk Device Specification
Sheet
Annex B (informative) - Review of Flow Equations Used in
Sizing Pressure-relief Devices
Annex C (informative) - Sizing for Two-phase Liquid/Vapor
Relief
Annex D (informative) - Pressure-relief Valve Specification
Sheets
Annex E (informative) - Capacity Evaluation of Rupture Disk
and Piping System 100% Vapor Flow and Constant Pipe
Diameter
Bibliography
Pertains to the sizing and selection of pressure-relief devices used in refineries, chemical facilities, and related industries for equipment that has a maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) of 15 psig (103 kPag) or greater.
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Also available in Russian version, see API 520-1 RUSSIAN. (02/2016)
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Standard
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| Pages |
154
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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